All alcoholic drinks in New Zealand will soon have to come with a label warning of the risks of drinking while pregnant.
The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation has voted to make the health warnings mandatory.
Food Safety Minister Damien O'Connor, the only New Zealander in the group, said it was the right move.
While the alcohol industry had been voluntarily including warnings, there was no consistency in approach, he said.
Officials will now develop an appropriate standard to be signed off.
